Andy Pafko

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: February 25, 1921 in Boyceville, WI us

Died: October 8, 2013 in Bridgman, MI

Buried: St. Luke Cemetery, Chicago, IL

High School: Boyceville HS (Boyceville, WI)

Debut: September 24, 1943 (Age 22-211d, 9,528th in major league history)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1959 (Age 38-216d)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1944 season

Full Name: Andrew Pafko

Nicknames: Handy Andy or Pruschka

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

36.6

6292

1796

213

.285

844

RBI

976

OBP

.350

SLG

.449

OPS

.799

OPS+

117

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1945 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1945 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	CHC		STL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	2	Apr 19	CHC		STL	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 20	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 21	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
5	5	Apr 22 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	14 (8)	May 6 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
7	15	May 9	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	16	May 11	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	20 (3)	May 15	CHC	@	NYG	L,4-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	21	May 16	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	22	May 17	CHC	@	NYG	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	23	May 18	CHC	@	BRO	L,12-15	CG	45	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
13	24	May 20 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
14	25	May 20 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
15	26	May 23	CHC		PHI	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	27	May 24	CHC		PHI	L,3-6	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
17	28	May 25	CHC		PHI	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
18	29	May 26	CHC		PHI	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	30	May 27 (1)	CHC		BRO	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
20	31	May 27 (2)	CHC		BRO	T,2-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	33 (1)	May 29	CHC		BRO	L,3-10	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
22	34	May 30 (1)	CHC		NYG	L,6-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
23	35	May 30 (2)	CHC		NYG	W,11-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	36	Jun 2	CHC		BSN	L,4-5	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
25	37	Jun 3 (1)	CHC		BSN	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	38	Jun 3 (2)	CHC		BSN	W,3-1	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	39	Jun 7	CHC	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	40	Jun 8	CHC		CIN	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
29	41	Jun 9	CHC		CIN	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	42	Jun 10 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,10-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	43	Jun 10 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
32	44	Jun 12	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-9	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
33	45	Jun 14 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
34	46	Jun 14 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	0	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
35	47	Jun 15 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	48	Jun 15 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
37	49	Jun 17	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
38	50	Jun 20	CHC		PIT	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	51	Jun 21	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	52	Jun 22	CHC		STL	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
41	53	Jun 23	CHC		STL	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
42	54	Jun 24 (1)	CHC		STL	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
43	55	Jun 24 (2)	CHC		STL	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	56	Jun 27	CHC	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	41	8.2	2	2	1	5	0
45	57	Jun 28	CHC	@	BRO	W,11-8	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
46	58	Jun 29 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	41	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
47	59	Jun 29 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
48	60	Jun 30	CHC	@	NYG	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	61	Jul 1 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	62	Jul 1 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
51	63	Jul 3	CHC	@	BSN	W,24-2	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
52	64	Jul 4 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
53	65	Jul 4 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
54	66	Jul 5	CHC	@	BSN	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
55	67	Jul 6 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,11-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
56	68	Jul 6 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
57	69	Jul 7	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
58	70	Jul 8 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,12-6	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
59	71	Jul 8 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,9-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
60	72	Jul 12 (1)	CHC		BSN	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
61	73	Jul 12 (2)	CHC		BSN	L,1-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	74	Jul 13	CHC		BSN	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
63	75	Jul 14	CHC		BSN	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	76	Jul 15 (1)	CHC		NYG	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
65	77	Jul 15 (2)	CHC		NYG	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
66	78	Jul 16	CHC		NYG	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	79	Jul 17	CHC		NYG	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
68	80	Jul 18 (1)	CHC		BRO	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	81	Jul 18 (2)	CHC		BRO	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	82	Jul 19	CHC		BRO	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
71	83	Jul 20 susp	CHC		BRO	L,5-12	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
72	84	Jul 21	CHC		PHI	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
73	85	Jul 22 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
74	86	Jul 22 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,6-11	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	87	Jul 24	CHC		PHI	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
76	88	Jul 26	CHC		CIN	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
77	89	Jul 27	CHC		CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
78	90	Jul 28	CHC		CIN	W,8-3	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
79	91	Jul 29 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
80	92	Jul 29 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
81	93	Aug 1	CHC		PIT	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
82	94	Aug 2	CHC		PIT	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
83	95	Aug 3 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,11-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
84	96	Aug 3 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
85	97	Aug 4	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	98	Aug 5 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,12-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
87	99	Aug 5 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
88	100	Aug 8 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	101	Aug 8 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	W,3-2	CG	0	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
90	102	Aug 9	CHC	@	BSN	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
91	103	Aug 10	CHC	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
92	104	Aug 11	CHC	@	BSN	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
93	105	Aug 12 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
94	106	Aug 12 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,12-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
95	107	Aug 13	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
96	108	Aug 14	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
97	109	Aug 15	CHC	@	BRO	W,20-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
98	110	Aug 16	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	111	Aug 17	CHC	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
100	112	Aug 18	CHC	@	BRO	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
101	113	Aug 19 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	114	Aug 19 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	W,8-0	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
103	115	Aug 20	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-9	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
104	116	Aug 21	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	38	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
105	117	Aug 24	CHC		STL	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	118	Aug 25	CHC		STL	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
107	119	Aug 26	CHC		STL	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
108	120	Aug 28	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
109	121	Aug 29	CHC	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
110	122	Aug 30	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	123	Aug 31	CHC	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
112	124	Sep 1	CHC	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
113	125	Sep 2 (1)	CHC	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	40	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
114	126	Sep 2 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
115	127	Sep 3 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
116	128	Sep 3 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
117	129	Sep 5 (1)	CHC		NYG	W,5-2	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
118	130	Sep 5 (2)	CHC		NYG	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
119	131	Sep 6	CHC		NYG	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
120	134 (2)	Sep 9 (1)	CHC		BSN	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
121	135	Sep 9 (2)	CHC		BSN	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
122	136	Sep 10	CHC		BSN	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
123	137	Sep 11	CHC		BSN	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
124	138	Sep 12	CHC		PHI	W,4-0	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
125	139	Sep 14 (1)	CHC		PHI	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
126	140	Sep 14 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,6-0	CG	0	6.0	4	0	0	4	0
127	141	Sep 15	CHC		BRO	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
128	142	Sep 16 (1)	CHC		BRO	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
129	143	Sep 16 (2)	CHC		BRO	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
130	144	Sep 17	CHC		BRO	L,0-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
131	145	Sep 18	CHC	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
132	146	Sep 19	CHC	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	0	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
133	147	Sep 20	CHC	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
134	148	Sep 23	CHC		PIT	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
135	149	Sep 25	CHC		STL	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
136	150	Sep 26	CHC		STL	L,6-11	CG	48	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
137	151	Sep 27 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
138	152	Sep 27 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
139	153	Sep 29 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
140	155 (1)	Sep 30	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-3	GS	0		3	0	0	3	0
							140gm			327	10	2	339	0